ASHLEY BRIDGE.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9432, 2 June 1896, Page 7

ASHLEY BRIDGE.

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c » —NW that *hnost imeluss As>l». * traffic bridge is once more ou tiie tapis, llow »'«. throiiijli the medium of y UU v net , W express the opinion of myself, »nd *#*i«vcral otlier ratepayers, upon' thi« most A 'faille question, shall wu have a coutinuttoo of Llie bridge or not ? In the interest HJ those whose business takes them to Kan•r» will) etcck, undoubtedly the bridye ''oulu 1 l>« * boon, ivmi those are the persons Uho fhould have first coneideratiou. The U* iftwtio" which would follow in the •vent of the bridge being continue.! would tgtery »' n *" l 0 t,ie aVe,a S a farmer, who e»tor*lly "B ca lb ,nol ' e tijun tlie staciou keWer »' ho cares ye littie * or the further JLiUucliou. Having seeu ihe report of the nieeUflg *t> Kangion* <j» Friday, 22»d, I was noflb «urpri*ed at the want ot aUbilifcy of to tepreaenttiUvee of the Ashley Road Board, m not using thvir intereet to a more f«ics;c»l result, it may be very well for fjrtjn to suggest deviating the water from iU D»t ur *' course, bu' why not continue the bridge now ? they having had an opportunity of doing a practical and Uating good t<, the dietrict, iueu-a-1 of smggeaoing a theoretic*l »' kl dangerous plan, by which the result rn»y be any thing but satisfactory. Vow sir, &) y uu aru probably aware that thif 1* ODS <v ' te ,lloSt, thriving districts in (faith Canterbury, does it not savour of erM* etupidity to imve our means of comjjjnuicftUon cut off in Hood time, simply bertOie the farmers will uot rise to the occalioD, now that an opportunity hae again occurred to complete the necessary work ? RECONSXIIDOriON.